Garment or hose supporter



M. HAWIE GARMENT OR HOSE SUPPORTER Filed Aug. 10., 1934 Patented Mar. 31, 1936 PATENT orricr.

GARMENT OR HOSE SUPPORTER Michael Hawie, Greens Farms, Conn, assignor to The Hawie Manufacturing 00.,

Conn.

Bridgeport,

Application August 10, 1934, Serial No. 739,306

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment or hose supporters, and more particularly to an improved. form of button or stud to be employed in connection with such articles.

Heretofore, garment supporters have been constructed in which the button or stud has been of such size orheight that it protrudes through the stocking and shows conspicuously through the garment.

It is therefore an object of myinve'ntion to provide a button or stud of minim um height whereby when the latter is used in connection with a hose supporter, the above mentioned defect of the prior art constructions is eliminated since the shallowness of the improved button minimizes the tendency thereof to protrude through the stocking or garment.

Another object is to provide a button or stud of this character with a head or flange portion of minimum thickness whereby to further reduce the height of the conventional button or stud.

A further object is to reinforce the head or flange of a button of this character by theemployment of a relatively thin metallic disc or'the like.

A still further object is to furnish a button of this character in which the metal reinforcing disc is embedded in the head of the button and is held in place by means of a rivet or eyelet which is secured to a suitable base plate forming part of my improved button.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation partly broken away of a conventional hose supporter provided with my improved button.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of my improved device with parts broken away to facilitate illustration.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of my reinforcing metal disc.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of my improved device taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a plan View of a modification of my reinforcing metal disc.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of a further modification.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 6 designates a supporting member, which is usually of elastic material and attached to a metal loop I. Pivotally attached to this loop is a supporter-holding loop 8 provided with substantially straight or parallel side arms ll and a curved cross bar IS, the cross bar being located at the lower extremity of the side arms 9. The side arms are substantially parallel to each other for a short distance above the curved cross bar, and thereafter diverge so as to provide an enlarged loop through which the head of the supporter button is adapted to be inserted when the supporter is applied to a stocking or the like.

A fabric tab H supports and partially surrounds a base plate 12. On this plate, I mount a button or stud l3 of rubber or the like, comprising a head M which has been shown as round in plan, but'which may be oval or of other conventional shape, if desired. The button is provided with a relatively short shank [5.

As heretofore pointed out, it is desired in articles of this character to make the button so low that the head will not protrude through the stocking to any great extent when the supporterholding loop is in place. As articles of this character are usually made of rubber or the like, it is impossible to make the head of the button thin enough withstand the wear imposed upon it, without employing some reinforcing washer or the like. Consequently, I provide a relatively thin metal disc or washer l6 embedded in the head of the button. The disc or washer may be of any desired shape, and while I have shown the same in Fig. 3 as having substantially undeformed and imperforate plane surfaces, I may, if desired, employ a disc of the character shown in Fig. 6, that is, having a plurality of apertures Ilia. On the other hand, I have found in actual practice that a disc of the character shown in Fig. 7 having a scalloped edge lfib may also be employed for my purposes. This disc or washer is held in place by means of a rivet I! or the like which extends through the head I' l, shank l5 and is secured to the base plate If.

The button is preferably composed of relatively soft rubber and is secured on the base plate l2 by a single stud or rivet passing entirely through the button and comprising a head I8 and a round shank I9. Adjacent the lower end of the shank I provide a reduced portion 20 to furnish shoulders 2| on the shank which, when the parts are assembled, engage the face of the base plate I 2, the reduced portion 20 of the shank passing through the base plate and being riveted over on the back thereof, as indicated at 22. The head I4 of the button is provided with a recess or depression 23 for receiving the head I8 of the holding rivet, and this groove or depression is substantially round to conform to the shape of head I 8 of the rivet which it receives.

As above pointed out, the single holding rivet for securing the botton to its base plate passes entirely through the collet as well as through the hole 24 in the reinforcing disc I6, and as indicated in Fig. 5, I prefer to sink the top of the head I8 of the holding rivet slightly below the top of the button head to engage the depression or recess 23 and thereby reduce the thickness of the button head and minimize the amount of exposed metal surface.

The head of the button or stud is considerably enlarged with respect to the periphery of the shank, to provide an overhang or flange 25 extending beyond the shank throughout the periphery of the latter, and by embedding the metal disc I6 in said enlarged head and securing this disc to the shank of the rivet, it is obvious that the flange or overhang will be reinforced so as to effectively prevent accidental removal, breaking of or displacement of the button from the base plate.

While the shank I5 of the button has been shown and described as being relatively short, there is suificient clearance between the base plate and the under surface of the head I 4 of the button to accommodate the curved cross bar of the supporter-holding loop.

In operation, it will be apparent that a garment to be supported will be pinched or gripped between the side arms of the holding loop and the relatively short sides of the button shank, as well as between the curved cross bar In and the front face of the button shank. It will also be apparent that by providing an overhang or a flange overhanging the short shank of the button throughout its periphery, and reinforcing said flange with a metal disc secured to the rivet, that the hose will be eifectively secured and the head or collet of the button will not be conspicuous when used under light clothing.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention may be readily understood and it is apparent that changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a hose supporter, the combination of a rubber button having a head and a relatively short integral shank, the length of the shank being relatively short in comparison with the thickness of the head for reducing the height of the button, a base plate of rigid material, and a stud of rigid material passing through said button and secured to said base plate, and a relatively thin disc of rigid material surrounding the stud and embedded in the head of the button for reinforcing the latter.

2. In a hose supporter, the combination of a rubber button having a head and a relatively short integral shank, the length of the shank be ing relatively short in comparison with the thickness of the head for reducing the height of the button, a base plate of rigid material, and a stud of rigid material passing through said buttom and secured to said base plate, and a relatively thin disc of rigid material surrounding the stud and embedded in the head of the button for reinforcing the latter, said disc having open portions cooperating with the rubber of the button to immovably secure the button to the disc.

3. In a hose supporter, a tab, a base plate secured to the tab, a stud of rigid material secured to the base plate and projecting from the tab, said stud having a head spaced a relatively short distance from the tab, and a rubber button surrounding the stud and consisting of a head and shank, the shank being relatively short in comparison with the thickness of the head, the head of the stud being embedded in the head of the button, and a thin disc of rigid material embedded in the head of the button and positioned between the head of the stud and said tab.

4. In a hose supporter, the combination of a rubber button having a head and a relatively short integral shank, the length of the shank being relatively short in comparison with the thickness of the head for reducing the height of the button, a base plate of rigid material, a stud of rigid material passing through said button and secured to said base plate, and relatively thin rigid reinforcing means surrounding the stud and embedded in the head for reinforcing the latter.

MICHAEL HAWIE. 

